So much of the life of an analyst relies on the ability to quickly and reliably transform our SQL queries into impactful visualizations. While this may sound trivial to outsiders, analysts know this is often anything but straightforward. Every company,…
Continue reading Write SQL and Get Charts: Comparing SQL Visualization Tools
It took a bunch of work, but you finally found the right consultant for your project and worked out a contract you’re both happy with. Now you can relax and let them do their thing!If only.It’s true, using consultants increases…
When choosing data tools, there’s no replacement for getting hands-on. But if you’ve ever found yourself taking out a trial, logging in, and thinking “Well, this seems ok, but I’m not really sure,” I feel your pain.That’s where a data tool…
To get the most of your data, you need a robust analytics stack that provides valuable, effortless insights to both data scientists and business users alike.Unfortunately, getting there isn’t always half the fun. When vetting tools to make it possible,…
Continue reading Stitch vs. Fivetran: Price, Integrations, Support, and More
Last Friday, Chartio announced today that they’re joining Atlassian and that Chartio won’t be usable as a BI tool outside of Atlassian starting on March 1, 2022.And all across the land, data analysts who use Chartio said unto themselves, In the…
Chartio recently announced that they’ve joined Atlassian, the company behind robust tools like JIRA and Confluence. That’s great news for Chartio, but what does it mean for Chartio users? The short answer is that Chartio is now on maintenance mode until…
If you’re a CEO or in leadership, you’re often going to be faced with the question of what to do when your company’s data needs outstrip what your IT department, analysts, or engineers can currently handle.The answer might seem obvious:…
Continue reading When to Hire a Data Consultant vs. Building Out Your Data Team
With companies of all sizes looking to gain value from their data, cloud data warehouses are all the rage. They’re a critical component of any modern data stack, as they enable companies of all sizes that need to wrangle their…
Continue reading Snowflake vs BigQuery Pricing and Performance Comparison
For the final entry in our SQL and pandas series, we’re going to be talking today about closing the loop. We’ve talked about the difference between pandas and SQL, how to fit each of them into your workflow, and how…
Continue reading How to Load Pandas Dataframes into SQL Database as a Table
You’ve been thinking for a while that it’s time to level up your data solution. You could keep muddling by. But you’re spending too much time grinding through individual requests. It’s 2021; shouldn’t your users be able to take care…
Continue reading Data Warehouse Selection Criteria: How To Choose the Right Storage
At Panoply, we’ve made it our mission to be data integration experts. We collected the data and collated a list of all the top data integration tools to help you integrate all your data quickly and cost-effectively. Unlike data integration tool…
Continue reading Top Data Integration Tools for 2021: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
You know the janky data solution your startup currently has in place just isn’t cutting it. But when you think about building what you need, you get a pit in your stomach. It feels like you’ve been asked to stop…
